advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to triumph; to be elated with success
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
independent business; self-employment
to get back together (with a former partner)
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
sleepover; overnight stay
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
moment by moment; hour by hour
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
rope; cord; policeman's rope
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
getting wet; wetting; exposure to water
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
waterproofing; making watertight
back cover (e.g. camera, watch, etc.)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour